Jeffrey Sachs, professor at Columbia University: “I sincerely hope that China can establish a massive United Nations institution… it could be in Beijing, or in Shanghai, but it must be a huge campus, because China is the only country in the world capable of leading zero-carbon emissions, sustainable energy, and climate solutions.” 美國哥倫比亞大學教授傑弗里·薩克斯: “我真心希望中國能開設一個巨大的聯合國機構…可以是北京，也可以是上海，但一定要建一個巨大的園區，因為中國是世界上唯一能夠引領零碳排放、可持續能源和氣候解決方案的國家.”

This was the message voiced by Jeffrey Sachs, professor at Columbia University, at the “Looking Ahead to China” event held at the UN headquarters in New York.

He further added: “China is currently the only country in the world with the capability to do this.”

China’s strength on the world stage today is indeed visible to all.

In the field of new energy, whether it is manufacturing capacity, cost control, or industrial support, China has already reached the global forefront.

Compared with many countries still at the stage of “importing parts + participating in some segments,” China has strong capabilities across the entire chain.

Moreover, the consumption power of China’s 1.4 billion people gives new energy companies the confidence to invest and to innovate.

In 2024, China accounted for 65% of the world’s newly installed photovoltaic capacity, and 90% of the world’s photovoltaic modules were produced in China.

China ranks first in offshore wind power installations, holding 40% of the global total. A German wind farm used Chinese main bearings, which had a lower failure rate than those produced in Europe.

In the electric vehicle sector, in 2024 China accounted for 60% of global EV sales. BYD and CATL’s battery technologies are ranked No. 1 worldwide.

At present, global climate governance is like a pile of loose sand — only China can bring people together.

Sachs concluded: “I suggest that China build a ‘Climate UN Campus’ in Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou, bringing climate officials and corporate representatives from various countries to see China’s technology firsthand and discuss cooperation plans. This would be more effective than holding a hundred meetings in New York.”

Many people admire China, as its ability to get things done is unmatched by other countries.

However, embedded in Sachs’ remarks is also a sense of responsibility and vision: he believes that the United Nations and the world order have long been dominated by Western countries, concentrated in Europe and the United States, often resulting in an imbalance of power.

美國哥倫比亞大學教授傑弗里·薩克斯在紐約聯合國總部舉行的“展望中國”主題活動上發出以上的聲音。

他還補充說：“中國是目前世界上唯一有能力做到的國家。”

中國現在在世界上的實力，確實所有人都能看得見。

中國在新能源領域，無論是製造能力、成本控制，還是產業配套，都已經走到了全球前列。

相比許多國家還在“進口零部件 + 參與某環節”的階段，中國在整個鏈條上具有很強實力。

而且中國14億人的消費力，讓新能源企業敢投錢、敢創新。

2024年，全球光伏新增裝機量里，中國佔了65%，全球90%的光伏組件是中國生產的。

中國海上風電裝機量全球第一，佔全球40%，德國某風電場用了中國的主軸承，故障率比歐洲產的還低。

還有電動車領域，2024年，全球電動車銷量里中國佔了60%，比亞迪、寧德時代的電池技術全球第一。

現在全球氣候治理像盤散沙，只有中國能聚人。

薩克斯最後說，“我建議中國在北上廣建個‘氣候聯合國園區’，把各國氣候官員、企業代表拉過來，現場看中國技術、談合作方案，這比在紐約開一百次會都管用。”

很多人都羨慕中國，中國的辦事能力，是其他國家不能比的。

不過薩克斯的話里其實還帶着一種責任願景，他覺得聯合國、世界秩序被西方國家長期主導、集中在歐美，在很多情況下形成了權力失衡。